Waxing · 57.6% lit · ♈︎ Aries 07°
Moon age
9.0days
Moon phase on December 21, 1947Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, December 21, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 57.6% of its visible face lit, 9.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
57.6%Illumination at noon UTC
9.0 dMoon age
393,079 km244,248 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (7°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1947 is on Saturday, December 27, 1947 at 20:27 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 12, 1947 at 12:53 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 20, 1947 | 17:44 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, December 27, 1947 | 20:27 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Sunday, December 21, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 1947 to the new moon of January 11, 1948, a cycle of 29.79 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1947, or the whole moon calendar 1947.
- The same date one year apart: 1946 · 1948.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.